A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 26th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On September 26, 46 BC, Roman Dictator Julius Caesar dedicated a temple to Venus Genetrix, a temple he promised the goddess while fighting the Battle of Pharsalus.
On September 26, 1944, Operation Market Garden came to an end, failing to take all the objectives and suffering greater losses than the Germans, a fairly unusual occurrence at that point in the war.
On September 26, 1981, Nolan Ryan, right-handed pitcher for the Houston Astros, pitched his record-breaking 5th no-hitter of his career.
On September 26, 1983, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and their allies versus the United States and their allies nearly erupted into full blown nuclear Armageddon when the early warning system employed by the Soviet military falsely reported the launch of United States Air Force Minuteman ICBM’s.
On September 26, 1983, Australian 12-metre-class yacht, Australia II, finally won an Americas Cup yacht race, the first time in 132 years that the Cup was lost by an American sailboat representing the New York Yacht Club.
On September 26th, 2013, we took a step back from the usual blood and guts bizarre history to celebrate something a bit more light-hearted (although not necessarily light on your stomach!): the flapjack, the hotcake, or what is perhaps best known as the pancake!
On September 26, 2014, hackers released private pictures of celebrities, supposedly taken from their iCloud accounts.
On Monday, September 26, 2016, former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton squared off against Billionaire businessman Donald Trump in the first Presidential debate of the 2016 election between the two major parties’ nominees.
On September 26, 2017, we looked back on the preceding week and marveled at just how much of a jerk a human being can be.
On September 26, 2019, we celebrated yet another National Pancake Day, a major holiday (to us!) that we previously discussed back in 2013.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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